Ritter Insurance Marketing is committed to providing our agents with information about the insurance industry. Below are links to the lasted news in your state. (Must be logged into ritterim.zendesk.com/ to view forums) Colorado Continental Life Insurance Company of Brentwood, TN (CLI) Rate Adjustment 10/1/11 Delaware AARP Medicare Supplement Coverage Availability Update Continental Life Insurance Company [...]
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Ritter Insurance Marketing Weekly Forum Updates
Posted in American Continental, Colorado, Delaware, Final Expense Life, Genworth Companies, Genworth Life and Annuity, Genworth Life Insurance Company, Indiana, Individual Major Med, Insurance Companies, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Royal Neighbors of America, States, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming on August 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Optimistic About Medicare Plans?/Boost Your Sales
Posted in Uncategorized on August 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ritter Insurance Marketing is committed to bringing tools to help with your sales. Below are two articles that do just that. Five Reasons to Be Optimistic About Medicare Plans – and Five Reasons to Worry http://www.asjonline.com/Exclusives/2011/8/Pages/Five-Reasons-to-be-Optimistic-about-Medicare-Plans–and-Five-Reasons-to-Worry.aspx Boosting Sales with More Comprehensive IDI Policies http://www.asjonline.com/Exclusives/2011/8/Pages/Boosting-Sales-with-More-Comprehensive-IDI-Policies.aspx
Insurance Product Training – August 29th – September 5th
Posted in Aetna, All, Baltimore Life, Coventry, Education/Training, Enrollment Periods, Final Expense Life, Foresters, Genworth Companies, Health America, Individual Major Med, Insurance Companies, Insurance Products, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, Part D, States, Training/Certification, Universal Health Care on August 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do you need insurance product training? RitterIm.com has an up-to-date posting of all the top carriers’ trainings on our event calendar. Registration is “one click” away at Ritter Insurance’s “Events’ Calendar”! (You must be logged in to register!) Monday, August 29th; Coventry AEP Broker Seminar is being held in Grantville, PA and is open to [...]
Humana to Acquire Arcadian Management
Posted in Arcadian, Humana on August 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Here is a link to the story from Forbes. Not much detail here as the terms were not disclosed. Arcadian has about 64,000 HMO members and the acquisition will not materially impact Humana’s financials. The deal is subject to regulatory approval. The pace of acquisitions has been fairly rapid in the Medicare Advantage and Part [...]
CLASS Act Implementation Delayed One Year per HHS
Posted in Health Care Reform on August 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Department of Health and Human Services announced that the implementation of the CLASS Act (the long term care benefit included in the Health Care reform Bill) would be delayed one year until they can ensure the sustainability of the program. The story is in the Politico. May have argued that this piece of the [...]
WellPoint Completes Acquistion of CareMore
Posted in Arizona, California, CareMore, Medicare Advantage, Nevada, Wellpoint on August 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Here is a link to an article with more details. CareMore is a Medicare Advantage plan with membership in CA, AZ and NV.
HealthSpring Announces Medicare Advantage Expansion into West Virginia for 2012
Posted in Health Spring, West Virginia on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the article from the Charleston Daily Mail. HealthSpring will be available in 5 West Virginia counties beginning on January 1st, 2012.
Find the Best Coverage for Your Clients/Time for a Second Look
Posted in Uncategorized on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ritter Insurance Marketing is committed to bringing tools to help with your sales. Below are two articles that do just that. The Medicare Challenge: How to Find the Best Coverage for Your Clients http://www.asjonline.com/Exclusives/2011/8/Pages/The-Medicare-Challenge-How-to-Find-the-Best-Coverage-for-Your-Clients-.aspx Fixed Index Universal Life: Time for a Second Look http://www.asjonline.com/Exclusives/2011/8/Pages/Fixed-Index-Universal-Life-Time-for-a-Second-Look.aspx
Medicare Plan Finder Expected to release 2012 Medicare Advantage and Part D Plan Data on October 6th, 2011
Posted in CMS, News on August 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Got a question from Reggie in Montana on when Medicare.gov’s plan finder would be loaded with 2012 Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plan data. According to the 2012 Call Letter (see page 100), the data should be available on Thursday, October 6th, 2011. Also, note that if there are involuntary disenrollments, you cannot market [...]
Social Security Increases and Medicare Part B Premium for 2012 Coming in October
Posted in CMS, News on August 19, 2011 | 19 Comments »
10/20/2011 UPDATE: Social Security benefit increase for 2012 was finalized yesterday at 3.6%. Here is a link to my blog post on this along with some refinement of where the Medicare Part B premium for 2012 will land when it is announced the week of October 24th. 10/15/2011 UPDATE: Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period began today! [...]
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